Teaching & Bus Assistant

Role Overview

Teaching & Bus Assistant at International Schools Partnership. This role combines classroom support and student transportation responsibilities, serving students in an international school environment.

Role Purpose

To provide comprehensive support to teachers and students through classroom assistance, instructional material preparation, student supervision, and safe transportation of students to and from school while maintaining the highest standards of safeguarding, professionalism, and pastoral care.

Key Responsibilities

Classroom Support & Instruction

• Contribute to lesson planning and assessment processes including organization and management of books and files for individual children.
• Prepare materials and equipment for class lessons, group work, or individual children.
• Lead and assist groups of children or individuals with their tasks.
• Read stories to groups of children.
• Prepare ICT equipment including computers, iPad, digital camera, DVD, Bee Bot, and similar devices.

Learning Environment Management

• Prepare Art and Craft materials and tidy them away.
• Mount and display children's work appropriately.
• Label and store equipment appropriately.
• Laminate and photocopy materials and resources.

Supervision & Student Welfare

• Supervise children using the cloakroom, toilets, playtimes, and during start and home times, especially at transition times.
• Participate daily in the rota providing playground supervision at playtimes and supervising transition times.
• Comfort young distressed and vulnerable children in accordance with safeguarding procedures.
• Accompany children on visits.
• Maintain confidentiality about personal details revealed by children.

Bus Operations & Transportation

• Transport children to school by picking up children at assigned stops.
• Instruct children when it is safe to board the vehicle.
• Establish and follow loading and unloading procedures.
• Maintain safe conditions while traveling by enforcing safety and discipline rules and following all vehicle and driving laws as outlined by the School and Department of Transport.
• Complete daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections for safety and security.
• Inspect and document vehicle logs prior to completing daily shift.
• Implement emergency plan in the event of an accident.
• Appropriately administer to the needs of members on-board during emergencies.
• Administer first aid as needed.
• Complete accident report and documentation for all accidents or incidents occurring on the bus.
• Take daily attendance of students.
• Physically check the bus after every trip to ensure no child is left behind.
• Provide assistance to students in fastening seatbelts and ensure they are properly strapped in throughout the journey.
• Ensure all students are seated at all times on the bus.
• Oversee student behavior within the bus and intervene during untoward incidents such as bullying.
• Report any delays in pickup or drop off to parents.
• Prepare reports including attendance and schedules.

Health & Safety

• Emphasize the importance of safety in all areas and communicate to pupils the importance of a responsible attitude towards personal safety, the safety of others, and respect for school property and equipment.
• Safeguard all students.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Assist in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct.
• Ensure all necessary health and safety rules and procedures are being followed.
• Maintain awareness of all health and safety measures to be taken when in school.

Safeguarding & Reporting

• Report incidents to Teacher and Head of Early Years in accordance with the Safeguarding Policy.
• Maintain and promote the School's professional reputation.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum diploma or equivalent.
• At least 2 years' school experience as a bus or teacher assistant.

Skills & Competencies

• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent communication skills and command of the English language in spoken and written form.
• Strong sense of professionalism.
• Safeguarding and welfare of children.
• Behavior management.
• Willing attitude to be part of the school team.
• Collaborative team-player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Empathetic listener.
• Integrity and confidentiality.
• Internationally minded.
• Emotional intelligence.
• Intercultural awareness.
• Creative, flexible, and can-do attitude.

Additional Information

Personal and Professional Conduct

All staff are expected to demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct. Staff must maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour within and outside school by treating students with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and observing proper boundaries appropriate to a professional position. Staff must have regard for the need to safeguard students' well-being, show tolerance of and respect for the rights of others, and not undermine fundamental British values including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Personal beliefs must not be expressed in ways which exploit students' vulnerability or might lead them to break the law. Staff must have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies, and practices of the school and maintain high standards in attendance and punctuality. Staff must have an understanding of and always act within the cultural expectations of UAE and the policies and expectations of the school.

Safeguarding Commitment

International Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures including an online due diligence search, references, and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years' employment history.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

International Schools Partnership is committed to strengthening its inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background, or other demographic characteristics.

Flexibility

Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description. Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.